Category: Middle School English

• On Turning 50: Discoveries and Delights about God, Myself, and the World

  Big birthdays provide opportunities to celebrate and reflect. In honor of turning fifty on Monday, I thought it would be fun to share with you my list of 50 discoveries and delights as I reflect on my life at this point. May they bring a smile to your face, and perhaps, a nod or two…

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  November 14, 2020

  2020, Best of, Books to Read, Cooking, Covid, Faith, Family life, Favorites, Grad school life, Hospitality, Marriage, Middle School English, Out-of-the-Ordinary

  Best of, books to read, COVID-19, Faith, Family Relationships, Marriage, Out-of-the-Ordinary, Pandemic, Relationships, Turning 50, Zoom

• Spring Shorts

  It’s April! Tulips bloom; birds sing; trees bud. It also means it’s time to dig out the spring and summer clothes. The other day I pulled out my short-sleeved shirts from storage and replaced the bin with my winter sweaters. Pushing my winter pieces to the back of the closet and moving the spring pieces…

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  April 24, 2016

  Creation, Good Reads, Middle School English, Parenting, To Kill a Mockingbird

  Aging, Parenthood, Reading, To Kill a Mockingbird

• Keeping a Commonplace Book

  The beauty of the commonplace book is that it makes the act of reading and writing inseparable. Reading inspires writing which inspires more reading. -ReadLearnWrite.com Occasionally I like to write about topics that connect my worlds–my life as an educator with my life as a writer. Today’s post is that. As the Blizzard of 2016 descended…

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  January 26, 2016

  Favorites, Middle School English, Rituals, The Commonplace, Writing

  Classroom Practices, Favorites, Reading and Writing, rituals, The Commonplace